Kylesa - To Walk A Middle Course 12"

If Kylesa are essentially an alt-metal band, they're an alt-metal band with a variety of metal and non-metal influences; during the course of the album, they draw on everything from doom metal/stoner rock to punk to goth rock. Elements of Neurosis, Eyehategod, Orange Goblin, and Black Sabbath assert themselves, as do elements of the Melvins, Lydia Lunch, and X. In fact, Kylesa often employ the punky male vocals/punky female vocals contrast that worked so well for X in the '80s, although they're a much heavier band.